Planter.



M. C. CHADBOURNE-.

PLANTER. 7 APPLICATION FlL'ED AUG-31. l9 l5.

1,250,559., Patented Dec. 18,1917.

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MONT c. CHAIDBOURNE, or DEER PARK, WASHINGTON.

3 PLANTER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patente I De e; 18,1917;

Application filed August 31, 1915. Serial No. 48,345.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Mom C. Crrannonnma,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Deer Park, in the county of Spokane, State ofWashington, have invented certain.new

and useful Improvements in Planters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full. clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willlenableothers skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

[Thisinventionrelates to a planter.

An object of the invention resides in the. provision of a machlne by means of which check row, hill and drill planting may be Aet'urther object of thelinvention resides in so constructing the machine that its operation will be automatic.

A still further object of the invention re sides in the provision of a machine which will be comparatively Inexpensive to manu-- facture easy to operate and of such construction that the liability of the parts be constructed in accordance with my inven tion;

- Fig. 2 is a plan viewthereof; 4 Fig. 3'is an enlarged detail of the portion ofthe hopper which allows a .predeter+- mined quantity of grain to pass therefrom. Fig. 4 is a frag-mental detail showing the means for rotating the bottom of the hopper; V i 1. ig.;5 1s a tragmental detail of the actuating arm showing the mannerln wh ch it- Fig. (5 is a fragmental detail showing the manner of adjusting the checking arms.

,Iicferring to the drawing by reference characters wherein likeparts'are indicated views: h

In the drawing, I have illustrated a framewhich consists of side bars 1.. This frame issupported at its forward end by a wheel 2; and at itsrcar end by a. wheel 3 shank 4. This shank bearing carried by the side bars 1, is adustable 1n the bearing and may beheld in which latter is proridedwitha supporting 4 is mounted in a.

handles 7. Suitable braces 8 arejprovided Extending upwardly from theside bars 1.

are supporting members 9 between which a shaft 10 extends. An arm 11 is mounted on this shaft and extends to a point adjacent the wheel 2 where it is provided 'with a downwardly turned portion 12. This portion 12is adapted toengage any of a 'plu-Y- any of its adjusted positions by means of a" pin which is adaptedftopass through any of theopenings 6 in the shank. .Extending upwardly fr'omithe rear of the frame are,

rality of pin's l3whichTextend outwardlyg froniahe wheel 2. .A'second arm. ll -isf mounted on the shaftl0 and estendsdowna wardly below theframem angular rela tion, to thefarmv ll, Pivota lly secured to this arm 14 is a rod 15 which is at its other end adj nstably secured. to. the arm '11 so that the angular relation of the zirmsllnnd 14 may be varied. ,The free end of thearin 11 is normally.pulled downwardly by av spring, 16 which, is secured to one of the members 9.

justably mounted. which hopper consists of a body 18. of cylindrical {formation-which, isprovlded with a fian e'e lfl'at its lower end, inwhieh flange notches 20 are formed. 'l'hese notches are adapted to receive upwardly extending lugs 21 on aplate 22 which latter is supported upon a-shoe 23..

This shoe is' held in position by rods 2i. Interposed between the lower edgeot' the hopper body '18 and plate 22 is a 'false bottom 25, which is provided with a plurality Depending from the side bars 1 are strips 17 on winch ahopper is adof holes 26 through.whiclrseed may drop- 3 A plurality of notchesl? are arranged on.

the'periphery of this false bottom .25-and areiadapted to be cngag'edhy a hook arm 28 which is mountedion the lower end of.

the aforementioned arm 14 and which is pressed into engagcmentwith the periphery. of the false bottom by a coil spring '29. The plate 22- is provided with anopcning 30 over which the holesQG pass in their movement. Thus vwhen the arm it is actuated, because of the engagcment of the arnrll with one of the pins 13, the hook member 28 will be engaged withone of the notches in. the,

falsebottom 0t. the hopper and when the arni isdisengagcd, thereafter,- the spring 16 will move the hook member 28 so that the false bottom will be partially rotated. This movement will bring one of the holes 26 in registration with the opening 80 and the seed will drop therethrough.

In order that the quantity of the seed dropping through the opening 30 may be regulated, I have provided a member 31 which is riveted to the inner face of the body 18 above the opening 30 and is provided with a leveling spring 32. The body of the hopper is held in place upon the plate 22 by coil springs 33.

In crder that the machine may be used as a check row planter. I have mounted a frame which consists of an angular bar 36 and a rectilinear bar 37 upon the main frame. Pivotallv mounted on the bar 36, at 38, is an angular lever 3?) which is provided with a fork end 40 and has a cam 41 on the opposite end thereof, which may coact with the arm 1%. Secured to the lever 39, adjustably, is a coil spring 44 which is, at its other end, secured to one of the side bars 1. at 4'5. Extending vertically from the ends of the bars 36 are spindles 46. on

Vwhich rollers 47 are removably mounted. Horizontally extending rollers 48 are moiint= ed on the ends of the bar 37. These rollers 17 and 48 are so arranged that a check wire will be guided through the machine, which check wire is prevented from displacement by rlates 49.

b When the machine is used as a check row planter, the pins 13 will engage the end of the arm 11 and move the hook member 28 into engagement with one of the notches 27 in the false bottom of the hopper. At the same time the arm 14 will engage the cam 41 and move the lever 39 upon its pivot until it has passed such position that it will be engaged by the cam 41 and held in such position against the tension of the spring 16. Now as the machine advances one of the enlargements on the check wire will engage the fork end 40 of the lever 89 and move the cam 41 out of the path of movement of the arm 14 and allow the spring 16 to actuate the said arm. The actuation of this arm will cause the false bottom of the hopper to be rotated and the seed to be dropped. The intervals at which the seed are dropped will thus be controlled by the check wire.

In order that the machine may be used as a drill planter, I have provided a shaft 50 which is mounted in suitable hearings on the side bars 1 and is provided with a pair of sprockets 51 over which a chain 52 is adapted to pass, which chain is also adapted to pass over sprockets 53 upon the wheelQ. The false bottom 25 of the hopper is provided with a centrally located opening 54 which has channels 55 extending therefrom in which opening a disk 56 is located. This disk is provid'ed'with *a flat side 57*on'wvhich a spring 58 is secured, which spring is ad apted to engage in any one of the channels 55 when the disk 56 is rotated. This disk is secured to a spindle 59 which extends up wardly through the funnel-shaped wall 31 and above the hopper. secured to the upper end of this spindle '59 and meshes with a similar gear 61 upon the shaft 50. Thus when the machine advances,

the false bottom of the hopper ivillbe given a continuous motion and the seed will be dropped from the hopper.

It is of course to be understood that when the machine is used as a hill planter the lever 39 will be thrown out of operative position, when it is used as a check row planter the lever will be thrown again into its operative position. Of course when the machine is used either as ahill or check row planter, the chain will be removed from the sprockets 51 and 53. When the machine is used as a drill planter, the arm 11 will be thrown out of operative position and the chain 52 will actuate the false bottom of the hopper.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided a machine which can be used as a hill, check row or drill planter and which may be readily converted from one to the other.

While I have illustratedand described a particular embodiment of my invention, it has merely been for the sake of con venienee and I do not wish to be limited to that particular embodiment as it is obvious that nu merous changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit of the invention or exceeding the cone of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. In a planter, the combination with fa frame. of a hopper mounted thereon. the said hopper including a false bottom, a wheelfor' supporting-the frame, a shaft supported on the frame, a pair of angularly disposed arms mounted on the shaft, means connecting one of said arms to the false bottom. of the hopper, pins on the wheel engageable with the other of the arms and means for varying the angular relationship of the said arms.

2. In a planter, the combination with frame. of a hopper mounted thereon, the said hopper including a false bottom, a wheel for supporting the frame, a shaft, supported on the frame, a pair of angularly disposed arms mounted on the shaft, means connecting one of said arms to the false bottom of the hopper, pins on the wheel engageable with the other of the arms and means for maintaining the said arms in fa predetermined position, the said means be frame, of a hopper having a rotatablejfalse bottom, a pivotallymounted arm having a A beveled gear '60 is hook member thereon adapted to engage the false bottom to rotate the same, means for actuating the said arm, an angular lever mounted on the frame and having a cam on one end and a fork on the other end, the said cam being adapted to engage the 7 said arm and the said fork being adapted to be engaged by the enlargements on a check Wire to disengage the cam from the said arm and means for maintaining the cam normally in the path of movement of the arm.

4. In a planter, the combination With a wheel supported frame, of a hopper having a rotatable false bottom, the said false bottom having notches in the edge thereof, a shaft supported upon the frame, an arm mounted on the shaft, a second arm mounted on the shaft and having a hook member on the lower end thereof adapted to engage the notches in the false bottom, means for maintaining the said arms in various angular relations to each other and means for actuating the arms to rotate the false bottom of the hopper.

5. In a planter, the combination with a Wheel supported frame, of a hopper, having a rotatable false bottom, adjustably mounted on the frame, an arm pivotally mounted on the frame and adapted to rotate the said bottom, a second arm pivotally mounted upon the frame for actuating the first mentioned arm and means for varying the angular relation of the said arms.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in the presence of two Witnesses.

MONT. C. CHADBOURNE.

Witnesses:

EVAN BERG, WV. H. SHORT.

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